In the News, April 22nd, 2021

This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. This week we have three stories related to the ocean.

In our first story, we hear about a walrus that went to sleep and ended up in … Ireland. You can read more about it here:

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/walrus-falls-asleep-on-arctic-iceberg-ends-up-in-ireland 

In our second story, we learn about a very unusual animal which can replace its entire body. You can read more about it here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/science/decapitated-sea-slugs.html

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210308/k00/00m/040/140000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210309/p2g/00m/0li/061000c

In our final story, we learn that there is large scale fraud in the seafood business. Read about it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/15/revealed-seafood-happening-on-a-vast-global-scale

Worksheet Answers:

1. D 2. B 3. D

© Martin Parsons, 2021